Import/export HS code 852583: Night vision transmission equipment

Transmission devices designed for night vision applications, often used in security or military

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 34,688,050
United States 25,712,360
France 4,500,109
Netherlands 3,034,590
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,595,864

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 18,362,292 16,325,758 -2,036,534
United States 21,849,273 3,863,087 -17,986,186
France 2,423,321 2,076,788 -346,533
Netherlands 837,695 2,196,895 +1,359,200
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 992,812 1,603,052 +610,240
Estonia 386,614 422,516 +35,902
Viet Nam 31,397 685,199 +653,802
Germany 300,114 318,955 +18,841
Israel 67,293 526,658 +459,365
Italy 280,007 81,328 -198,679

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 39,250,866
United States 25,242,585
France 4,464,952
United Kingdom 1,594,018
Japan 1,379,564

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 20,229,433 19,021,433 -1,208,000
United States 21,783,171 3,459,414 -18,323,757
France 2,388,312 2,076,640 -311,672
United Kingdom 246,512 1,347,506 +1,100,994
Japan 382,913 996,651 +613,738
Thailand 566,573 632,861 +66,288
Viet Nam 142,420 752,415 +609,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,983 292,393 +246,410
Italy 269,540 59,249 -210,291
Taiwan 48,142 115,955 +67,813

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 6 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Devon 5 1 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 41,161,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,906,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,894,913
Other 19,494

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 28,770,114 12,391,380 -16,378,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,405,807 15,500,416 -905,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,610,815 1,284,098 -326,717
Other 6,015 13,479 +7,464

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,668,733
Southampton 24,513,588
Felixstowe 5,055,167
London Stansted Airport 2,627,387
East Midlands Airport 1,891,538

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 26,058,774 8,609,959 -17,448,815
Southampton 11,889,392 12,624,196 +734,804
Felixstowe 3,246,486 1,808,681 -1,437,805
London Stansted Airport 633,024 1,994,363 +1,361,339
East Midlands Airport 1,394,988 496,550 -898,438
Thamesport 1,050,653 404,516 -646,137
London 573,576 830,938 +257,362
Eurotunnel 880,601 169,552 -711,049
Leeds Bradford Airport 150,707 728,687 +577,980
Birmingham Airport 294,226 418,824 +124,598

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 26
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 16

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 54
1m-15m 53
0-1m 21
Other 14
15m-54m 13

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Hungary 18,292,768
United States 12,609,981
Canada 6,858,896
Romania 4,678,596
Netherlands 4,021,177

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Hungary 11,707,438 6,585,330 -5,122,108
United States 6,956,160 5,653,821 -1,302,339
Canada 1,884,418 4,974,478 +3,090,060
Romania 2,101,298 2,577,298 +476,000
Netherlands 171,979 3,849,198 +3,677,219
France 1,410,828 1,162,071 -248,757
Sweden 26,861 1,712,628 +1,685,767
Germany 550,436 186,811 -363,625
Estonia 334,343 394,025 +59,682
Czechia 397,615 133,702 -263,913

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 3,467

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 3,467 0 -3,467

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,609,314
Air transport 27,367,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 248,967
Other 3,467

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,068,214 13,541,100 -527,114
Air transport 12,831,822 14,535,849 +1,704,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,813 155,154 +61,341
Other 3,467 0 -3,467

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,322,126
London Heathrow Airport 20,039,214
Dover 5,143,447
London Stansted Airport 3,338,563
ZLC 2,557,219

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,102,996 7,219,130 -5,883,866
London Heathrow Airport 6,998,394 13,040,820 +6,042,426
Dover 672,777 4,470,670 +3,797,893
London Stansted Airport 2,515,079 823,484 -1,691,595
ZLC 2,268,464 288,755 -1,979,709
Immingham Docks 2,121 1,671,137 +1,669,016
East Midlands Airport 815,275 289,402 -525,873
Felixstowe 231,404 121,070 -110,334
Belfast Airport 182,495 35,352 -147,143
Eurotunnel 122,065 10,797 -111,268

Quick facts

HS code: 852583

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Transmission devices designed for night vision applications, often used in security or military